Paulo Antunes is a philosopher specialising in Political Philosophy and Ethics, with a growing focus on the Philosophy of Play, Games, and Sport. His research is characterised by a historical-critical and normative approach, attentive to the conceptual foundations and limits of dominant theoretical frameworks, and aimed at reassessing their normative implications and practical relevance, as well as their applicability to institutional and sporting contexts. His academic trajectory reflects this approach, a trajectory recognised by the Young Researcher Award UBI-CGD 2025 – Humanities (4th Edition) for the project ‘The Ethics of Care in Sport: An Integrative Approach to Philosophy, Practice, and Policy’. After earning his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Lisbon (2021, with highest distinction, funded by a competitive 4-year FCT fellowship, SFRH/BD/116938/2016, CFUL), where he critically analysed the dialogue between Marxism and Pragmatism, he undertook postdoctoral research at the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society (CEPS–University of Minho, 2023–2024, funded by a competitive fellowship, PeX: The Public Interest: A Politico-Philosophical Investigation, EXPL/FERETC/1226/2021) on the concept of ‘public interest’. This work solidified his expertise in developing applicable normative political concepts for institutional governance—a core competency for his current research programme. His recent scholarly output positions him as a critical and innovative voice in the Philosophy of Sport. Through publications in high-impact journals (such as Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Q1; Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Q1; Human Arenas, Q1; forthcoming: Utopian Studies, Q2), he has undertaken a systematic critique of the formalist and internalist foundations of the field (e.g., targeting the theories of Bernard Suits and W. J. Morgan). This critique is not merely deconstructive but preparatory: it creates the necessary philosophical space for proposing alternative, interconnected, and socially embedded frameworks. His scholarly trajectory is now decisively oriented towards developing an ethics of care framework for sport. Building on his critique of formalism and his expertise in applied normative theory, he advances care ethics as the crucial normative bridge capable of overcoming the longstanding impasse between internalism and externalism in sport philosophy. This approach centres relational responsibility, vulnerability, and the voice of athletes, with the aim of informing more just and attentive sporting practices and policies. This line of work also reflects his engagement with leading figures in care ethics (Kriterion, Q4). His publications, however, are not limited to the Philosophy of Play, Games, and Sport, as recent articles in Constellations (WoS, Q3) and Tópicos. Revista de Filosofía (Q2) demonstrate, extending his work to broader issues in political and social philosophy. Beyond research, he actively contributes to the academic community as an organiser of international events, a member of the editorial board of the journal Vértice, a peer reviewer for leading journals (Sport, Ethics and Philosophy; Co-herencia, Q3), and a jury member in PhD defences. He is currently an Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) and a Full Researcher at the PRAXIS-UBI research centre, where he teaches and develops his research programme. He is also a collaborating member of CEPS–University of Minho and AFDLP (Portuguese-Language Association for the Philosophy of Sport).